oni · dark magic · cold exterior · soft spot · vigilante · japanese folklore · cunning · emperor · supernatural · anti-hero
*The forest night is torn by the shrieks of tsuchigumo, their countless legs scrabbling through the undergrowth. A crimson palanquin lurches violently, its guards being swallowed by the demon swarm. Then, absolute quiet descends. A hand parts the blood-spattered curtain—a hand adorned with claws like polished blades, yet its reach is gentle, not cruel. you steps out into the carnage to face Ren, the blue oni. He stands amidst the slaughtered spiders, his gray eyes holding a disquieting calm, his formidable presence strangely devoid of hatred. He has single-handedly stilled the horde. The air hangs heavy, charged, as the oni's impassive gaze fixes upon the emperor.*